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Dave and I worked again this weekend at NOC. We had our first raft trip of the summer on Saturday and it went great! Dave was nervous--but he enjoyed it, and I was so glad he did! I think he was just over-thinking everything. We had a morning alpine tower yesterday morning and that went well too--plus--we got great tips this weekend! Sooo...I got an AWESOME pair of sunglasses as my treat to myself (with my tip $). I will post pix of them when I get home today--they are SO COOL :). They're turquoise aviators. yeah i know--awesome huh? You're jealous I can tell ;). Saturday night we got together with our friend Philip and taught him how to play Settlers (the coolest game ever--Shannon you know you love it). Yesterday afternoon, after we got off work, we went kayaking with the LDP that are down here from Canada right now. It was my first time in a boat in a LONG time--and I was nervous to say the least. But, I tried rolling and I got it...well...when I was practicing anyway. The times when I just accidentally fell over I had to have some help--ugh--but I will get it if I just get in a boat more often. I want to--I just got to get off my lazy butt more often this summer and get in my boat! It was fun though :). This morning I dropped Dave off to carpool with a friend down to NOC. He's working there several more days this week (praise Jesus--we needed some more clocked hours). Then I went to the coffee shop in town and called all the schools in the area. I'm trying to observe at a different school every day this week and possibly get some job applications in the door too (even though most of the schools have position freezes at this time--they'll be off in July), so I can get put at the top of the position waiting list. Well, that's all for now! Pray for Dave today as he may be getting a call back about a job application and position!!!

It's Saturday right?

^me in the school library during planning period :)
All of my assignments are turned in and now all I can do is wait to graduate in a few weeks. Well, I guess I'm technically graduated now, since I'm not actually walking or anything. They'll just mail me my diploma some time early June. Anyway, every day feels like a weekend now. I don't have to plan anything or do anything really, just observe. I have been helping with organizing in the classroom and setting up several online quizzes and test, but other than that I don't do a whole lot. Every morning I think, what day is this? I still have to get up early, but it's so much easier now! I'm working at NOC on the weekends (was on the alpine tower last Friday and Saturday), and have my first rafting trip this Saturday afternoon! So does Dave, but he's not as happy about it. He doesn't really like raft guiding, but I told our boss she could put him on the list. He just doesn't like the entertaining part of it, because some groups really are hard to please. But, if he's going to be working at NOC all summer, he's going to have to guide, so he might as well get comfortable with it. Our group this weekend is 12 yr olds; kids are so much easier to guide and generally have a lot more fun too! Anyway--that's all for now!

Winter has come for the last time....hopefully

It's snowing here--quite hard actually. It's been snowing on and off since yesterday afternoon. Sunday I sat out and burned my shoulders while grading papers in the yard. Monday it's snowing. So weird. Most people around her expected this though. It usually snows in April at least once. My host teacher was just telling me the other day she remembers watching the tulip blooms fill up with snow one year. That's now! I've been fighting a snotty cold for the last week, and though it is getting better it seems to be lingering. Should be fun for our anniversary tomorrow :). I think we'll probably celebrate on another night though, since Wednesday is usually busy. I don't mind telling you, it almost slipped by me this year. It's been so busy with trying to finish my Teacher Work Sample (only the hugest amount of work a student teacher has to turn in analyzing every last piece of information you have gone over for the last two months) and focusing on teaching. Dave got better last week, but still has a runny nose. I'm so ready for a break! I can't wait till the weekend! I will be working on this and that during Spring Break, but not getting up early every day. We had a two hour delay this morning because of snow, and MAN was I excited when the phone rang at 6 a.m. to tell me I could go back to sleep for 2 hours! I am glad we had school today though. I think if we had any more snow days they would have had to do Saturday school, which no one was excited about. Anyway, that's the news! Three more days of student teaching and then I'm basically done! See ya then!

break-ing news

Two weeks folks! Two weeks until Spring Break! I just want you to know I'm pretty darn excited. I mean, I'm SOOO ready to sleep in and do fun stuff that's doesn't involve high schoolers and 6 am mornings. Don't get me wrong, I love my students, I'm actually gonna miss them, but I need a break from the drama! Sometimes I catch myself trying to tell them things they can't possibly understand or even remotely would take my advice on. I want to say, "You are so wrong for each other--get out now!" and "Wake up people, you're life started 17 years ago, you're driving it now, so don't expect mom to pick up the pieces," and, last but not least, "I am NOT YOUR MOTHER! I told you AT LEAST 15 times when that paper was due AND it was on the board, so it was up to YOU to REMEMBER IT!" They are such lovely children :), really, mostly, well I love them anyway :). Anyway--I don't even care where I am during Spring Break, but I'm going to enjoy every minute of it!!!! Of course, it WOULD be nice to be camping Easter weekend with my lovely older sister and her wonderful family...i really do hate last minute decisions here :)...alas the life of a farmer I suppose. I truly am my mother's daughter with the whole being early and knowing everything in advance thing though. Oh well. Of course, if that doesn't work out, I might be heading to the beach with most of the other family members, which would also be lovely and relaxing, though it does involve much more car time than the mtns....about 10 more hours to be exact. Don't worry mom, I will tell you if I'm tagging along before.....Thursday morning of next week :). Can Dave come too? Just thought I'd ask :-D..I love yoU! That's the news for now! P.S. If you got an e-mail from me but can't open the attachment please let me know!!! It's pretty important :)